Special Services, Procedures and Reports/Miscellaneous Services/Medicine (June 2003)

June 2003 page 10 Coding Consultation: Questions and Answers Medicine, 99026, 99027 (Q&A) Question In 2003, codes 99026 , Hospital mandated on call service; in-hospital, each hour , and code 99027 , Hospital mandated on call service; out-of-hospital, each hour , have been added to report the physician hospital mandated on-call services. How should hospital mandated on-call services be reported? AMA Comment Codes 99026 - 99027 are intended to describe services provided by a physician who is on-call per hospital mandate, as a condition of medical staff privileges. These codes are used to report the on-call time spent by the physician when...

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This article covers a CPT Assistant question-and-answer item from June 2003 focused on hospital-mandated on-call services in the Medicine code family. It is useful for coding professionals who need to understand the scope of the guidance, the service category discussed, and the context in which the AMA commentary addresses reporting considerations for physician on-call time.

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It helps coders and compliance staff identify whether the article contains relevant guidance on a specific Medicine coding topic and understand that the discussion is limited to an AMA Q&A format from CPT Assistant.

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  1. Coding Consultation: Questions and Answers

    A question-and-answer discussion from CPT Assistant addressing a Medicine coding topic. The section presents the coding context and AMA commentary in a concise advisory format.

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  • The article’s publication context within CPT Assistant
  • That the topic is a Medicine coding Q&A
  • The general subject area of hospital-mandated on-call service reporting
  • The type of guidance provided by the AMA commentary

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  • Medical coders
  • Coding auditors
  • Compliance professionals
  • Physician practice staff
  • Hospital coding staff

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